Dog-tired

In case you're wondering, I did not fall off the cliff...just the blogosphere. I won't be able to visit your blogs for about 2 weeks. No, I'm not on vacation---how I wish I am. Just working hard.:p

See you again in 2 weeks!

Daily [Photo Hunt]

When I went to the doctor recently, he reminded me to drink more water daily. I have been trying to do it, I told the doctor, but I always forget---and I need to make it a habit. Like most people, it takes a lot of effort for me to establish daily habits like exercise, drink more water, or write a "to do" list.

It's no different with prayer. Prayer, like most things in life, needs to become a habit to work for us. It took me a long time to develop the habit of praying. I am not religious and I don't actually pray the "usual" prayer, but I do "talk" to God on a regular basis--every night before I go to sleep, every morning before I drive to work, and a few times during the day---"grappling with life in Jesus' name". It gives me daily comfort.

Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

- Dorothy Bernard

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Pan-roasted cod with spinach cream risotto

From last Friday's appetizer, here's the main dish I ordered at Mo'Mo Cafe in Eastwood Mall. This is a pan-roasted herb and walnut crusted Atlantic lemon cod served with spinach cream risotto, lemon anchovy hollandaise sauce, and buttered skewered corn cobs. My taste buds agreed that this was a scrumptious dish. I enjoyed the spinach cream risotto and the cod (bakalaw in Tagalog).

It was a Saturday night before V-day and the cafe was crowded. U and I were seated between two big noisy groups and we had to raise our voices to hear each other. The crew was harassed and service was a bit slow. But I'd like to come back to Mo'Mo Cafe on a regular day---their menu looks interesting. I also love the fun and quirky interior of the place.

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Husay/skill [Litratong Pinoy]

Kagagaling ko lang ng Cebu at nagkaroon ng pagkakataon na ipakita ang husay at galing ng Pinoy sa aking katrabahong dayuhan. Di lang maabilidad ang Pinoy, mahusay tayo sa paglikha ng magagandang obra. Ang nasa itaas ay mesang may WOW-factor---gawa sa inlaid multi-layered shells at stainless steel top. Show-stopper, di ba? Isa lang ang pabrikang ito sa mga gumagawa para sa mga sikat at mamahaling fashion houses sa ibang bansa katulad ng Armani-Casa, Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ralph Lauren, Fendi, Lane Crawford at iba pa.

Magaling ang kamay ng Pinoy, malikhain, pulido ang gawa. Ang dalawang manong ay iilan lang sa mga taga-ukit ng magagarang muebles na ini-export sa Middle East, America, Europe at Asia.

Sa kantahan, di rin tayo papatalo syempre. May Pinoy ba na hindi marunong kumanta? Mahuhusay kumanta at tumugtog ng gitara ang mga taga-Cebu. Pero si manong, iba ang talent---hinarana kami sa pamamagitan ng 28-string harp habang kumakain sa SuTuKil. Lalo kaming ginanahan sa pagkain!

Ang ibig sabihin pala ng SuTuKil, sa mga di pa nakakain dito, ay tatlong paraan sa pagluto ng seafoods---SUgba (grilled), TUla (prepared with soup), KILaw (raw fish/shells, seaweed salad).

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Cuddly [Photo Hunt]

Ran into this cuddly creature at the beach in Cagbalete Island. She is a chow chow named Lizzie, quietly lounging by the gate of a resort waiting for her human family. Lizzie was charming and friendly and I wanted to hug her but because it was our first meeting, I just petted her and hang out with her. I wished Fritz would meet her.:p

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